Monday, June 10, 2024

Patience and Anger: Timeless Wisdom for a Serene Life

Dryden & others explore patience & anger. Delaying anger can make it worse. Patience is powerful but unchecked can turn to rage. Learn to manage anger & rediscover patience's transformative power. 


⊙ Quote of the Day: Patience and the Perils of Untamed Fury


Patience and Anger: Timeless Wisdom for a Serene Life


Beware the fury of a patient man. 

- John Dryden -


This quote from John Dryden's poem "Absalom and Achitophel" (1681) warns us that delayed anger can be more intense and destructive. It suggests that long-simmering resentments and emotions can have unpredictable consequences when they erupt, highlighting the power of patience but also the potential for it to transform into anger if left unchecked. Embark on your anger management journey today and rediscover the transformative power of patience.


  • Abused patience turns to fury. - Thomas Fuller

  • Beware of him that is slow to anger; for when it is long coming, it is the stronger when it comes, and the longer kept. Abused patience turns to fury. - Francis Quarles

  • Great fury, like great whiskey, requires long fermentation. - Truman Capote



⊙ Patience and Anger: Timeless Wisdom for a Serene Life


Patience and Anger: Timeless Wisdom for a Serene Life


  • Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you. - Ovid

  • I have seen many storms in my life. Most storms have caught me by surprise, so I had to learn very quickly to look further and understand that I am  not capable of controlling the weather, to exercise the art of patience and to respect the fury of nature. - Paulo Coelho

  • The finest fury is the most controlled. - Christopher Hitchens

  • Patience is when you’re supposed to get mad, but you choose to understand. - Anonymous

  • To lose patience is to lose the battle. - Mahatma Gandhi

  • Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet. - Jean Jacques Rousseau




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